Muslim 1529 · Book 5

Sahih Muslim, 1529

The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

Sahih (authentic)by the collection

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:When there are three persons, one of them should lead them. The one among them most worthy to act as Imam is one who is best versed in the Qur'an

Rapporté par Abu Sa’id al-Khudri : Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : « Quand il y a trois personnes, l’une d’elles doit diriger la prière. Celui qui connaît le mieux le Coran parmi eux est le plus digne d’être imam. »

FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

Grades given by scholars

Sahih collection: its hadiths are held authentic by the compiler.

Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).